last night; yesterday evening
proposal; offer; request; application
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to shadow
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
big problem; major issue; big controversy
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
the place for; the time for; the level of
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
last ray of hope; only hope
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged
expression; look; countenance; face
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
all night; throughout the night
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
weather; fair weather; fine weather
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
owner (esp. of a business)
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
shopping; purchased goods
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!